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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. During his lifetime he was best known for his poetry. Some of his poems that are still studied today are Annabel Lee, The Bells, Lenore, and The Raven. Today, The Raven may be his best known poem.

Mr. Poe is credited with being the father of both Horror/Macabre fiction and the Mystery genre. Three of his mysteries, The Purloined Letter, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt, and Murders in the Rue Morgue are the first to have a police detective (C. Auguste Dupin) and to have a locked room mystery.

This time of year, we celebrate the gothic, macabre, and horror aspects of his writings. Many of his stories accurately depict the psychology of events and fears. Death was a preoccupation of his time period. The most horrifying part of this preoccupation was the fear of premature burial. Not only did he write a story called the Premature Burial, but this same theme occurs in The Fall of the House of Usher.

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Pioneering author, editor, poet, literary critic, husband, son...Edgar Allan Poe lived just to the age of 40 but his works continue to captivate readers around the globe today.

Early Life

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809. Both of his parents were actors. His mother, the much admired Elizabeth Arnold Poe was a talented actress. His father, David Poe was considered less talented. The Poes performed at theaters throughout the Eastern seaboard, from Boston to Virginia. In 1811, Elizabeth Poe died of tuberculosis in Richmond, Virginia, leaving orphaned Edgar, his infant sister Rosalie, and his older brother Henry. David Poe, apparently had abandoned his wife and children earlier and was not present when she died.

The three children were separated and raised by different families. Edgar was taken in by the successful Richmond merchant John Allan, and his frail wife Frances. The Allans had no children of their own. They raised Edgar as part of the family and gave him their middle name, but never legally adopted him.

In 1815, Edgar traveled with the Allans to England and Scot

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Edgar Allan Poe

American writer and critic (1809–1849)

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Edgar Allan Poe (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and of early American literature.^[1] Poe was one of the country's first successful practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. In addition, he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living exclusively through writing, which resulted in a financially difficult life and career.^[3]

Poe was born in Boston. He was the second child of actors David and Elizabeth "Eliza" Poe.^[4] H